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have a lien on [property]
介词常用 on 或 against；指债权人对特定财产享有的法定权利。
The bank has a lien on the house until the loan is fully repaid.
银行对这栋房子拥有留置权，直到贷款全部还清。
留置权；扣押权
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
留置权；扣押权
a legal right to keep or take another's property until a debt or obligation is paid
The bank has a lien on the house until the loan is fully repaid.
银行对这栋房子拥有留置权，直到贷款全部还清。
留置权；在债务或义务履行前占有债务人财产作为担保的权利。
A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
The bank placed a lien on the house because the owner had not repaid the loan.
由于房主没有偿还贷款，银行对该房屋设定了留置权。
If the contractor is not paid, he can file a lien against the property.
如果承包商未收到付款，他可以对该房产申请留置权。
Before buying the land, we checked for any unpaid liens.
购买这块土地之前，我们查过有没有未清偿的留置权。
介词常用 on 或 against；指债权人对特定财产享有的法定权利。
The bank has a lien on the house until the loan is fully repaid.
银行对这栋房子拥有留置权，直到贷款全部还清。
place 和 put 均可，法律文书中常作正式用语。
The contractor placed a lien on the building to secure the unpaid work.
承包商对那座大楼设置留置权，以确保未付的工程款。
常见搭配还有 lift、discharge；解除留置权后财产即可自由转让。
After the debt was settled, the creditor released the lien on the car.
债务清偿后，债权人解除了对这辆汽车的留置权。
Not this
The bank has lien on the house.
Use this
The bank has a lien on the house.
lien 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词（如 a）。中文没有冠词概念，所以容易漏掉；加上 a 才符合英语语法并保持原意。
Not this
The company placed a lean on the equipment.
Use this
The company placed a lien on the equipment.
lien 是法律术语，意为留置权；lean 是动词或形容词，意为倾斜或瘦的。二者读音相近但拼写和意义不同，此处表达合法权利应用 lien。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
税收留置权
The government placed a tax lien on the property.
政府对房产设定了税收留置权。
工程留置权；技工留置权
The contractor filed a mechanic's lien for unpaid work.
承包商因未付工资申请了工程留置权。
判决留置权
A judgment lien can be attached to the debtor's home.
判决留置权可以附加于债务人的房产。
留置权人；留置权持有人
The lien holder has the right to foreclose if the debt remains unpaid.
如果债务仍未清偿，留置权人有权取消赎回权。
解除留置权
The bank released the lien after the loan was fully repaid.
贷款全额偿还后，银行解除了留置权。
财产留置权
A property lien must be recorded to be valid against later buyers.
财产留置权必须登记才能对抗后续买受人。
Use lien naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：lien 读音像“立恩”，债权人立下恩情，债务人欠债未还时，可依法留置其财产。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、contracts、court proceedings lien 多用于正式的法律文件或合同条款中，日常口语中很少出现。
真正与 lien /ˈliːən/ 押韵的有 paean /ˈpiːən/ 和 plebeian /plɪˈbiːən/（重读元音及之后均为 /iːən/）。拼写相近的 alien /ˈeɪliən/、lion /ˈlaɪən/、mien /miːn/、lean /liːn/ 读音不同：alien 和 lion 是双音节且元音不同，mien 和 lean 是单音节 /iːn/，不要与 lien 混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.